Five accused have been arrested in the vandalism case in a hostel located in Harmu under Sukhdevnagar police station area of the State Capital on Sunday. The arrested including Niranjan Oraon, Shankar Oraon of Kanke police station area, Rajneesh Kujur Oraon of Chanho police station area, Laxman Oraon and Satyajit.
All the arrested accused have been sent to judicial custody. Police is engaged in raids against other accused involved in the incident.
Mandar MLA Bandhu Tirkey, Khijri MLA, Rajesh Kachhap and Sisai MLA, Jiga Munda and others had reached on Thursday to inquire about the vandalism case in the hostel located at Harmu Param Chaura under Sukhdev Nagar police station area. During a conversation with Sukhdevnagar police Station In-Charge, Mamta Kumari, the MLA told the Station In-Charge, 'Don't try to be too smart, otherwise you will take him hostage here'.
The MLA asked the policemen that the accused involved in the vandalism incident would be arrested. Tirkey told Mamta Kumari, SHO of Sukhdevnagar police station, for what do you do?'' He said, ``Why do you want the hostel boys to become extremist? Go to the forest. He also said that the question stands on you answer yes or no don't set fire you guys have made a spectacle. The MLA said that poor boys come here to study and you people suffer, not that a Jharkhandi child will go ahead by reading and writing called you in the night. He asked at what level were you talking? On this, the station in-charge replied to the MLA that she was here at night. On this the MLA said, listen, don't try to be smart otherwise, you will be held hostage here.
Jharkhand Police Association held a press conference on Munda's statement that the police were being held hostage. In which it was told that a written complaint of the matter would be made to the Speaker of the Assembly. Vidhan Sabha Speaker will demand an all-party inquiry and disciplinary action will be taken against him.
Union General Secretary of Police Association Akshay Ram, Provincial Vice President Akhileshwar Pandey, Provincial Joint Secretary Mohammad Mahtab Alam, Ranchi District Branch President Asit Modi, Secretary Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Treasurer Mohammad Kalam Khan were present in this press conference. The people of the association told that the MLA has special rights, but it is a special duty not to use any such unparliamentary language, which will disturb law and order and peace. The language, conduct and speech of the said MLA is not only unparliamentary but also weakens the morale and working capacity of the police personnel. Jharkhand Police Association demands from the Chief Minister that immediate disciplinary action should be taken against the said MLA. At the same time, the association demands that the MLA should collectively apologize to the woman police station in-charge.